Within the framework of World Day for the Prevention of Unplanned Pregnancy in Adolescents on September 26 and the premiere of the soap opera “Parents by Convenience” the Mexican Foundation for Family Planning (Mexfam) He held a press conference talking about the social issues that this television product will touch on.
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Various experts belonging to social organizations, as well as members of the production and writers of the soap opera, met in the south of the capital to talk about the impact they seek to have within Mexican society by talking about gender violence, teenage pregnancy and infections. and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
“The work of the production, especially with the theme of Teenage Pregnancy, is that it seeks a cultural change, and how do you change the culture? with means and school mainly,” said Gabriela Rodríguez, general secretary of the National Population Council (Conapo).
According to Gerardo Pérez Zermeñoco-author of “Papás por Conveniencia”, the entire production together with Rosy Ocampo looked for various ways to introduce this type of situations or social problems in an organic way and that it was not forced so that the public accepts the product in a good way.
During the conference and as an example of the collaborative work between production and organizations such as Mexfam, Population Media Center and public institutions, Heriberto Lópezvice president of the SC Social Research Institute, presented data on the impact that the soap opera “Vencer el fear” had, which also touched on various social problems.
From the headquarters of @MexfamACGabriela Rodríguez, general secretary of the National Population Council, celebrated the premiere of the soap opera “Papas por Convenience”, which will address issues related to the prevention of pregnancy in adolescents and gender violence.… pic.twitter.com/BGbSDCxQ0P
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Also attended the event Yolanda Varelageneral director of National Center for Gender Equity and Reproductive Health (CNEGSR), Alanna Armitagerepresentative in Mexico from the United Nations Population Fundas well as Eugenia Lopezregional director in the IPPF Americas and the Caribbeanto talk about the gender violence that exists in the country, the strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy and the eradication of hate speech.
“Seven out of ten women in our country have suffered violence of some kind (psychological, sexual, etc.), highlighting Edomex, CDMX and Querétaro (…) women are afraid to report it due to the invisibility of the issue and impunity,” Eugenia López, regional director in the Americas and the Caribbean of the IPPF.
At the end of the event, Mexfam reminded the public that the premiere of “Papás por Conveniencia” will be next October 21 on the screens of Televisa.
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2024-09-26 21:21:25